In The News

Senate Republicans reject a bid to dismiss President Clinton’s impeachment trial and push through a plan to question three witnesses.

A federal judge orders Monica Lewinsky to cooperate with the House managers seeking to remove President Clinton from office.

Independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr says the White House and defense lawyers – not the prosecutor’s office – were the prime suspects in a flood of leaks to the news media.

The White House doesn’t like a report that Kenneth W. Starr is considering whether to indict president Clinton before the president leaves office. They charge that Starr in disclosing his plans, is interfering with the ongoing senate impeachment trial.

At least 200 are dead after an earthquake jolts Columbia.

San Francisco - Laser pointers – originally developed for boardroom presentations, have become popular with teens who point them at friends – are now illegal to do – if you point them at a passing car.

President Clinton said he wants to spend $14 million to help close the gap between men’s and women’s wages and he pressed Congress to toughen enforcement of equal pay laws.

Ford says it will buy the auto operations of Sweden’s Volvo for $6.45 billion.

Acceding to a plea for mercy form Pop John Paul II, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan grants clemency to a triple murderer due to be executed next month.

Prosecutors posted a photograph of a white furry bear dressed as Santa Claus on an Internet site in a plea for public help with the Jon-Benet Ramsey slaying probe.

Economy News – January 24, 1999

The U.S. economy expanded by a robust annual rate of 5.6% in the last three months of 1998.